New Record for All-Woman Congressional Contests

Following yesterday’s primaries, there is a new record for all-woman general-election congressional contests, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. As of today, there are 38 all-woman congressional contests set for November, eclipsing the previous record of 33, set in 2018. Primaries are yet to be held in 14 states, so this number may yet continue to climb.

For information about all-woman races in 2020 and historically, visit CAWP’s fact sheet Woman versus Woman: Congressional and Gubernatorial Races. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, results from previous primaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the CAWP’s Election Watch.